Service Professionals Union Local

“Steven r. Elliott, sr. And jonathan s. Ames - family relationship”

“Any person who works in a capacity which makes him eligible for union membership may apply for membership in this union. Eligible members are defined as follows: a person employed within a collective bargaining unit represented by the union; an employee or officer of the union or its international union.”

“The governing body (executive board) is elected by the membership. All members in good standing have voting rights.”

“A draft of the form 990 was prepared by the outside accounting firm with assistance from union personnel and presented to the controller for initial review. The controller then circulated a copy of the draft form 990 to the union's principal officers and legal counsel. After further review and completion of any open items, the final document was circulated to all members of the executive board, who, after their own review, were canvassed for approval, acceptance and authorization to file the form 990 before its due date.”

“The members of the executive board at their meetings take up the business of the organization, which may include instances where a conflict of interest may have occurred or is the subject of discussion. If a conflict of interest is presented, the executive board takes appropriate action, with any conflicted member abstaining from participation in the discussion and vote. All trustees, officers and employees are subject to the union's conflict of interest policy.”

“The union's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to all members upon request. Some of these documents are available to the public.”

“Hours recorded are an estimate of average hours worked per week amongst the tax-exempt organizations that the individual holds position in, where work is assigned as a required component of the person's primary employment. As allocated, work time is devoted to providing necessary support and services needed by the respective organizations' programs.”

“The service professionals union local 726, iujat (local 726) is a party to an administrative services agreement with united welfare fund welfare division and united welfare fund security plan (funds). These agreements provide, amongst other things, a cost sharing mechanism for certain reasonable administrative and operational costs deemed necessary for the operation and administration of local 726. During the tax reporting period ending september 30, 2024, the funds reimbursed local 726 $209,580 for the funds' shares of such costs, which included a component of personnel compensation and related benefit costs.”

“Service professionals union local 726, iujat is a 501(c)(5) labor organization whose dues are deductible to members, and that is not subject to any 6033e proxy tax.”

“The union is responsible for the oversight of the audit and for the financial statements.”